US HB4682 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment to call cellular telephones for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government.
Title
HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2016
Sponsors
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
| 2016-03-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2016-03-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2235 (Related) 2015-11-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Debt collection
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
Debt collection
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4682/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4682/BILLS-114hr4682ih.pdf |
